In 1841 French artist and sculptor Pierre Avguste Renoir is born. Renoir's paintings mainly focused on people in intimate and candid compositions.
In 1842 German novelist Karl May is born. He is famous for adventure novels set in the American Old West, and especially for Winnetou.
In 1964 American boxer Mohamed Ali beats Sonny Liston and won his first boxing heavy weight champion title.
In 1983 American dramatist and writer Tennessee Williams dies in New York. He wrote socially critical dramas such as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
MUSIC HISTORY
1984 - Van Halen is at the top of the American charts with 'Jump'.
1989 - Simple Minds are top of the British singles chart with the song 'Belfast Child'.
1995 - Madonna is at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Take A Bow'.
2007 - Kaiser Chiefs went to No. 1 on the UK singles with 'Ruby'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1943 - George Harrison, guitarist and singer in the group The Beatles (1970 'My Sweet Lord').
1971 - Canadian singer Daniel Powter (2005 'Bad Day').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1707 se je v Benetkah rodil italijanski komediograf Carlo Goldoni. Najbolj znana dela so Sluga dveh gospodov, Prebrisana vdova in Krčmarica Mirandolina.
Leta 1836 je Samuel Colt dobil patent za revolver colt.
Leta 1841 se je rodil francoski impresionistični slikar in kipar Pierre Avguste Renoir, ki je upodabljal predvsem prizore iz meščanskega življenja.
Leta 1842 se je rodil nemški pisatelj Karl May, ki je zaslovel s pustolovskimi romani o Winnetouju.
Leta 1964 je ameriški boksar Muhamed Ali premagal Sonnyja Listona in osvojil svoj prvi naslov boksarskega prvaka v težki kategoriji.
Leta 1983 je v New Yorku umrl ameriški dramatik in pisatelj Tennessee Williams. Pisal je družbeno kritične drame, kot sta Tramvaj poželenja in Mačka na vroči pločevinasti strehi.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1984 - Van Halen so s skladbo 'Jump' na vrhu ameriške lestvice.
1989 - Simple Minds so na britanski lestvici na 1. mestu s skladbo 'Belfast Child'.
1995 - Madonna je na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov s 'Take A Bow'.
2007 - Kaiser Chiefs so na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Ruby'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1943 - George Harrison, kitarist in pevec skupine The Beatles (1970 'My Sweet Lord'), umrl je leta 2001.
1971 - kanadski pevec Daniel Powter (2005 'Bad Day').
